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The Officer Chosen at a Critical Time: Inside IPS Anurag Kumar's Journey to Delhi Police Chief

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

The sudden appointment of 1994-batch IPS officer Anurag Kumar as Delhi Police Commissioner—just before Parliament's Monsoon Session and amid high-profile...

Beyond Headlines

'Food Security Must Be Smarter, Faster and More Targeted': Minister Pralhad Joshi on India's Food Security Mission

24 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

With over 79 crore beneficiaries receiving free foodgrains every month and an annual food subsidy of...

Cartoon of the Week

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

24 July 2026

BP Acharya

Presenting retired IAS officer BP Acharya's cartoon of the week

Features

Why India Must Build Public Services Around Migration Routes, Not Just Villages

24 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by Dr Abdul Khabir of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, this article explains why...

Beyond Bureaucracy

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

Must Read

Who Is IAS Ashok Barnwal? 1991-Batch Officer Appointed New Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary After Anurag Jain

23 July 2026

Who Is IAS Anurag Jain? MP Chief Secretary Appointed CEO of NITI Aayog

22 July 2026

Who Is GS Rao? Senior IPS Officer Given Additional Charge as Tripura DGP After Anurag Dhankar's Death

21 July 2026

Videos

Why Bishwanath Sinha Was Chosen to Lead Kerala's Bureaucracy

23 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IPS Rajeev Krishna: The Engineer Who Rose to Lead Uttar Pradesh Police as DGP

18 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How IFS Piyusha Jagtap Is Changing Conservation Through Stories, Communities and Compassion | Video Interview

17 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Who Will Be Odisha's Next DGP? Race Begins as Y B Khurania Retires; Sudhanshu Sarangi, R.P. Koche Lead Contenders

24 July 2026

Who is IAS D Thara? Modi Govt Splits MoHUA, Creates Department of Capital Development, Appoints Her First Secretary

24 July 2026

Who Is IAS Atanu Chakraborty? Ex-Finance Secretary to Head West Bengal’s 7th State Pay Commission

24 July 2026

Who Is IAS Manoj Kumar Agarwal? IIT Kanpur Graduate Gets 6-Month Extension as West Bengal Chief Secretary

24 July 2026

Who is IAS Naresh Pal Gangwar? IIT Graduate Appointed New Education Secretary Amid NEET Row Protests; Vineet Joshi Shifted

23 July 2026

ACC Approves Major Reshuffle with 17 Top-Level Changes; 13 IAS Officers Get Secretary-Level Appointments, Sushil Kumar Lohani Named Animal Husbandry OSD

23 July 2026

PSU News

IREDA Appoints J.V.N. Subramanyam as Government Nominee Director to Strengthen Board Leadership

24 July 2026

SAIL Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Jumps 138% to ₹1,636 Crore, EBITDA Rises 49% on Strong Performance

24 July 2026

CONCOR Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Rises 7.73% to ₹277.65 Crore, Declares ₹1.60 Interim Dividend

24 July 2026

NHPC Appoints Dr. Bernadette Lyngdoh as Independent Director for Three Years

24 July 2026

Bank of India Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Surges 36% to ₹3,068 Crore, Gross NPA Improves to 1.81%

24 July 2026

REC Reports Strong Q1 FY27 Results; Profit Rises 23% to ₹4,149 Crore, Board Declares ₹4.25 Dividend

24 July 2026

POWERGRID CMD Burra Vamsi Rama Mohan Gets 3-Month Extension as Director (Projects)

24 July 2026

EIL Signs MoU with CSIR-IMMT to Boost Critical Mineral Processing and Develop Indigenous Technologies

24 July 2026

Defence News

Public Accounts Committee Defence Report

Inside the Dhanush Gun Programme Delays and ₹62.10 Crore Loss Over Defective Army Ammunition

24 July 2026

Operation Lancer: Distressed Cargo Ship MV Pyra Rescued After Propulsion Failure Near Great Nicobar Island

24 July 2026

Indian Air Force stealth Combat Drones Procurement

IAF Plans Massive Stealth Drone Push: Up to 500 Ghatak, CATS Warrior and ALFA-S Aircraft Reported

24 July 2026

India’s TEDBF Programme Gains Momentum: First Flight in 5 Years, Fleet Could Cross 120

24 July 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Sets 6-Week Deadline for Bihar to Remove Patna Ganga Encroachments

24 July 2026

Paper Leak Cases Crackdown: Bombay High Court Names 2 Judges for Fast-Track Cases

24 July 2026

Jojari River Pollution Case Widens: Supreme Court Seeks Tough Action Over Untreated Industrial Waste

24 July 2026

Madras High Court Summons Retired IAS Officer Reeta Harish Thakkar Over Delay in Velumani Tender Scam Case

23 July 2026

CSR News

NCL Signs ₹11.71 Crore CSR MoU to Build 8-Km Road in Singrauli, Boost Rural Connectivity

23 July 2026

MCL to Build 5 Km BT Roads in Odisha’s Angul with ₹5.35 Crore CSR Support for Better Connectivity

22 July 2026

WCL Partners with Narayana Institute Nagpur to Provide Free JEE Coaching Under Project TARASH

18 July 2026

REC Limited to Set Up 20 Smart Classrooms in West Bengal Government Schools, Benefiting 1,500+ Students

17 July 2026

Opinion

Features

Why India Must Build Public Services Around Migration Routes, Not Just Villages

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Why a New Regulatory Framework Has Sparked One of the Biggest Battles in India's Accounting Industry

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Cartoon of the Week

Beyond Bureaucracy

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

Rising Devotee Footfall Calls for Smarter Temple Management

4 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

From the chaos of stampedes to AI-powered surveillance and predictive planning, India's temples are gradually...

India’s Health Shift: NFHS-6 Show Gains in Access, Gaps in Outcomes, and Emerging Risks

3 July 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

NFHS-6 reveals India has made significant gains in maternal care, immunisation, nutrition, and health...

UPSC Stories

CSE 2025 AIR 562 Nitesh Chose India Over an American Dream and Reached Civil Services After Six Attempts

21 July 2026

Bhakti Kothari

UPSC CSE 2025 AIR 562 Nitesh's inspiring journey from a small village in Madhya Pradesh to IIT Bombay,...

Why So Many UPSC Aspirants Fail Despite Studying So Hard

20 July 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Many UPSC aspirants mistake attending lectures for preparation, but the examination rewards independent...

Sanjay Bagali and Deekshith N UPSC IFS 2025

How Trust, Teamwork and Persistence Helped Two Friends Crack UPSC IFS 2025

17 July 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Read the inspiring UPSC IFS 2025 success story of Deekshith N (AIR 14) and Sanjay Bagali, whose friendship,...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack UPSC Civil Services Exam

How IAS Divya Mittal's New Book 'The Crafted Genius' Offers a Complete Blueprint to Crack the UPSC Civil Services Exam

19 July 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From building the right foundation in school to mastering the interview, IAS officer Divya Mittal's first...

How Giants Revives Sumi Naga Mythology Through an Extraordinary Coming-of-Age Tale

18 July 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Blending Sumi Naga mythology, coming-of-age storytelling and profound reflections on truth, courage and...

Success, Silence and Self-Discovery : Kartikeya Vajpai’s Debut Novel Explores the Journey from Stardom to Selfhood

11 July 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A cricket superstar loses everything before discovering his true self. A powerful tale of ego, redemption...